Distinguishing intentions from desires: contributions of the frontal and parietal lobes.
The ability to represent desires and intentions as two distinct mental states was investigated in patients with parietal (N=8) and frontal (N=6) lesions and in age-matched controls (N=7). A task was used where the satisfaction of the desire and the fulfilment of the intention did not co-vary and wer...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2010
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